Challenges of Tree Planting for Slopes in Hong Kong; The challenge of planting trees on slopes in Hong Kong
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1 Title Challenges of Tree Planting for Slopes in Hong Kong; The challenge of planting trees on slopes in Hong Kong Author(s) Pryor, MR Citation The 7th International Arboriculture Seminar-Hong Kong (IAS- HK), Hong Kong, China, November Issued Date 2014 URL Rights Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
2 7 th Annual International Arboriculture Summit - Hong Kong, November 2014 The challenge of planting trees on slopes in Hong Kong Matthew PRYOR UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DIVISION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The Challenge Establishing trees on hill slopes in HK have always been a problem - High levels of climatic exposure - Shallow, nutrient poor soils - Typhoons - Landslides and erosion Images. (left) Climatemaps.com, (bottom) HK Oservatory Effect of climate on pattern of natural vegetation in Hong Kong 1
3 The Barren Rock Hong Kong Island, City of Victoria, 1890 View of Hong Kong Island, 1890 View of East from the Kowloon Hills, 1860 View of Kowloon, 1860 Images. HK Museum of History Austin Hotel, Peak, 1900 Bethany, Pokfulam, 1880 Victoria Peak Taikoo Sanitorium, 1895 Peak Sanitorium, 1867 Images. HK Gwulo 2
4 History of planting on slopes in Hong Kong Repeated attempts to green the barren rock from 1850 s onwards, - to provide timber for burning and house building (Chinese Fir), - but also for health effects and visual improvement. Happy Valley, 1870 Happy Valley Racecourse, 1890 Image. HK Museum of History Slopes above East Point, 1880 Tree planting / Afforestation departments established in 1872, under Charles Ford. - Slope planting based on seed of native species collected from the more remote hill slopes imported exotics brought in from Australia - Grown on in Government Nurseries, and planted out as seedlings Hong Kong Herbarium Images. LCSD, HKGwulo.com Chuen Lung Forestry Station 3
5 Peak Gardens, 1880 Image. HK Museum of History Many hill slopes now covered in dense woodland suggests that the barren slope problem was largely man-made. Braemar Hill 4
6 Failures Human factors resulted in loss of many trees - clearance for firewood - theft - hill fires - poor species choice - poor planting practice Woodland clearance Image. Unknown, HK Museum of History Woodland clearance, hill fires, and early planting practice Species Selection Research into tree planting on slopes has tended to concentrate on species selection Chuen Lung Forestry Station Image. HKGwulo.com List of tree species used in afforestation Environmental forestry in Hong Kong: (R. Corlett). 5
7 Species Large number of exotic species, were imported - Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Melaleuca ( ) - Acacia, Leucaena ( ) Exotics used in slope re-vegeatation Species mix Planting mixes that have include exotics, have ended up being dominated by them. Acacia spp. and Casuarina sp. dominating slope planting schemes 6
8 Species competition Intended native tree species get out competed in the long term by fast growing (and allelopathic) exotics Image. SCMP.com Exotic species not matching the natural landscape Exotic vs native Natives very much slower to become established, but often are more tenacious and will come through given enough time Native tree species at Tai Po Kau and in the New Territories 7
9 Vegetation management Long term maintenance of vegetation on slopes is rare Clearance of vegetation is undertaken only where it is blocking accesses or drainage channels, or poses a safety hazard Maintenance of vegetation on slopes Vegetation management Thinning of planted slope vegetation (as part of long-term management strategy) has never successfully been implemented (for contractual / logistical reasons) Thinning of woodland stands is standard practice in Europe and North America Image. doomsteaddiner.net 8
10 Nature Failure to understand the natural / ecological successional process of vegetation on the hillside Yuen Shan, Tai Kong Po, Kamtin Key questions What species are there already? Regenerating scrub and woodland vegetation on slopes at Mt Parker 9
11 Key questions What would Nature do (what if we did nothing)? Types of natural vegetation on slopes of HK Island If there are adjacent areas of natural vegetation, thousands of seeds will naturally be carried into the site Image. xxxxxxxx Natural scrub vegetation on slopes 10
12 Planting design In the past we have tended to have an overly aesthetic approach to planting design on slopes Exotic species used to achieve a rapid greening response Artificial patterns of vegetation, Sai Kung, SENT Landfill Ecological planting Ecological approaches, based on use of native species to replicate vegetation on site / surrounding areas, have become more prevalent and successful in the last 10 years Replanting of Anderson Road Quarry GEO1/2011 recommends predominant use of native species Images. CEDD, Janet Forbes 11
13 Planting technique Most species used in hill slope revegetation can grow successfully on in the extreme climatic and physical conditions. Plant failures are mainly due to short term technical planting issues. Key factor in plant survival is water, and how newly planted seedlings can take up water fast enough to survive. Images. Canon.com.hk (upper), Brother (lower), Corporate sponsored volunteers undertaking hill slope planting work Planting technique High percentage of initial failures immediately following planting. Slow root establishment associated with exposure results in desiccation. - Losses in planting trials %. - Similar in practice. Planting April-June has much higher chances of survival, due to high soil and atmospheric humidity. Planting failures, Shek O Road 12
14 Nature of the slope influences plant establishment In addition to geographic / geometric features plants are affected by: - slope orientation - slope angle - altitude - surrounding land use - ecological context Slope Gradient, planting type diagram from GEO 1/2011 Re-planted slope, Sai Kung Nature of Cut slopes In-situ soils can be thin, stony, nutrient poor, difficult to dig. Some are cut entirely in soil, some are predominantly rocky. Natural soils are often very rocky Vegetation on mixed soil / rock slopework Capacity of the soil to support new growth also varies considerably Images. DevB, CEDD Slope planting, Sai Kung 13
15 Nature of Fill slopes For geotechnical reasons placed soil layers placed over rock fill tend to be thin (as little as 150mm deep), so have a propensity for drying out. - Placed soil can be highly compacted. - Addition of cement to surface layers can make plant establishment even more difficult. Cover soil layer at Shek O Quarry, Detail from the Landscape Masterplan Re-vegetated slope Image. (top) Pioneer Quarries Slope works at Anderson Road 14
16 Nursery seedlings Persistent problems with poor nursery stock (quantity over quality) Tree production nurseries in Guangzhou Poor root stock Narrow Root system, due to rooting condition, lack of biomass volume (to support re-growth) Poor root branching, not undercut / root pruned to promote the growth of fine absorbing roots Seedling trees with soil removed from their root balls to reveal extent of root system 15
17 Seedling size Shorter specimens (300 high) are reportedly much more successful than 900 high Taller plants often sold due to inefficiencies in the nursery production system (not enough volume, plants kept too long in the nursery) Seedling trees in Shunde nursery Seedlings planted in landfill restoration works at SENT Seedling size Range of tree seedling sizes, nurseries in Guangzhou Specimens grown too close together, to create height (considered more valuable by the industry) Taller plants have narrow canopy, immature branching structure, poor stem taper, high crown ratio 16
18 Plant failures Plants grown in sheltered / shaded nurseries, crowded with other plants and regularly watered, have no chance to be acclimatize when planted out on the hill side Seedlings failing immediately after planting, SENT landfill restoration works Wind burn is very common, reduces plant vigor and allows in insects and diseases Root ball volume Root balls too small to retain enough moisture high seedling will normally come with a 100mm dia (0.785 ltrs) black plastic root ball - should be at least 200 dia x 200 deep (6.2 ltrs) Need to maximize root ball size, but that is very expensive in terms of handling Seedling trees in Guangzhou nurseries 17
19 Poor quality root ball soil Use of hydric mud as a root medium in the production of seedlings, as it holds together better during transportation (and it is cheap) does not have good soil moisture Hydric mud used for root balls, Guangzhou nurseries Handling Problem with root ball quality and size are compounded by damage due to poor handling In packaging of plant stock for transportation, many plants crushed (differential between weight of root ball and delicacy of stem and canopy Standard approach to packing seedling trees for delivery 18
20 Accessibility Access nearly always by foot, up steep steps. - Moving plant and other materials especially difficult due to their weight - Key problem is the importation of water, if not directly available on site. Hill slope planting by Kadoorie Farm on Tai Mo Shan Images. (left) SCMP Working on slopes Planting work on slopes is laborious - forming planting pit, - mixing soil conditioner with the back fill, - planting, backfilling, - firming in, watering Problems of working on slopes SENT landfill restoration works 19
21 Working on slopes Cutting / repairing erosion control matting and wire mesh Geotextile erosion control matting Wire mesh Coir erosion control matting Image (top left) Halcrow China Working on slopes Moving on steep sloping ground is difficult and dangerous Most planted slopes are degrees. Safety standards require the use of anchored ropes, making movement very slow and time consuming. Problems of working on slopes SENT landfill restoration works Dragging ropes can damage newly planted trees Image (right). James Walker 20
22 Planting pits Bigger planting pits are better for transplant recovery, but creates greater potential for erosion - angle of excavation with respect to slope - placement of excavated soil above the excavated hole Pit planning SENT landfill restoration works Soil moisture Watering thoroughly beforehand is effective in raising success rates, - watering the planting pit after planting is ineffectual - complete immersion of the root ball prior to planting, is much better. Planting in remote hill slope locations, Penny s Bay Development, by helicopter 21
23 The seedling model for re-vegetation Growing and preparing the seedling, planting layout and species matrices, forming planting pit, amelioration of soil, watering, cutting of surrounding vegetation all artificial constructs, that are contractually difficult to achieve, and problematic for long term management / maintenance. is a lot of effort to produce a poor facsimile of nature, Slope planting Images (left to right). Sinopec, AFCD, Halcrow China Single species plantations Re-vegetation objective - a sustainable, ecologically relevant vegetative cover? or - just green? Images (left to right). Urbis Limited, Getty Images, Janet Forbes Planting of restored quarry at Shek O 22
24 Alternative approaches to re-vegetation What if we did nothing? Natural succession of vegetation on hill slopes Seeding - Grass hydroseeding (native species) for erosion control - Direct seeding of shrub and tree seeds and active management to facilitate plant establishment Grass and tree seed hydroseeding Images. (top left, bottom left) Halcrow China, (bottom right) MTS Fibromat Sdn Bhd 23
25 Conclusion Complex challenges in establishing plants on slopes demand specific rather than prescriptive approaches. Re-vegetated slopes in New Territories Conclusion Essential to know the nature of the site and slope, and look to replicate what is existing as far as possible Image. Edward Stokes 24
26 7 th Annual International Arboriculture Summit - Hong Kong, November 2014 The challenge of planting trees on slopes in Hong Kong Mt Parker Matthew PRYOR UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DIVISION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Copyright of all images is held by MX Design, unless stated, and should not be reproduced for any purpose without expressed permission 25
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